Colette and Amy discuss humility and how it’s such an important value in today’s world. A humble person is open-minded, curious and acknowledges that they don’t know everything. 

Colette chats with her client Melissa, a busy working mum of three about her health journey. For 3 years Melissa searched for an answer to her weight gain, poor sleep and other health issues. She tried various conventional and non-conventional methods and nothing seemed to work!

Colette chats with John Immel from Joyful Belly about the seasonal foods for December. John chooses to talk about roasts and molasses for the northern hemisphere and berries for the southern hemisphere.

Colette discusses the healing practices used in Ayurveda, but most importantly she talks about the healing power that exists within YOU. Colette’s goal is to empower each client to take charge of their own health and wellbeing so that they can become their own healer, instead of outsourcing their health.

Colette chats with her teacher, Vaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath, who is a visionary, a classically trained Ayurveda doctor and an accomplished teacher representing a lineage of Ayurveda Practitioners from Kerala, India.

Anxiety, fear and stress are a normal part of life experiences. However, when these fears or worries don’t go away or become worse over time, this may result in anxiety related disorders.

Colette does a solo podcast on the importance of unveiling and expressing your ‘true nature.’ She believes that if we’re not living our truth, then we will feel that heaviness, that feeling that ‘something is not right,’ feeling unfulfilled and that we want more! This journey to self realisation is about uncovering YOUR truth and expressing that in the world so that it doesn’t ferment inside of you.

Colette talks about the Ayurvedic rejuvenation therapies called rasayanas. Rasayana, is the Science of Longevity and the main purpose of rasayana therapy is to slow down ageing, delaying the degenerative process of the body, preventing dis-ease and promoting health and wellbeing.

Colette chats with John Immel of Joyful Belly about seasonal eating. 

Colette chats with Amy Wheeler about love and relationships. How Ayurveda and Yoga therapy can help us to attract and maintain a sattvic relationship

Colette chats with Kate O’Donnell about her books, The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook, and Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind: 100 Sattvic Recipes.

Colette talks in detail about Rasa – the Juice of Life. Rasa is one of the seven tissues of the body, according to Ayurveda. It nourishes all the other tissues of the body and therefore plays an important role in our health and wellbeing.

Colette chat with John Immel from Joyful Belly about the challenges of following the Ayurvedic principles while cooking for your family and leading a busy life

Colette and Amy discuss mental health and what causes mental imbalances according to Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy. They also give tips and guidelines on how to bring your body and mind into balance

According to Ayurveda, Vata season is in autumn and early winter. Colette discusses the transition from summer to autumn and gives lots of tips and advice on how to stay balanced during this time of change which can cause problems with digestion, sleeping and mind-spinning

Colette chats with Dr Manisha about her new book ‘Enchanting Beauty’ (Ancient secrets to inner, outer and lasting beauty)

Colette and Amy discuss the importance of changing behaviours when on your healing journey, the challenges that arise and how to ensure success

Colette delves deeper into the subtle body. According to Ayurveda, the subtle body represents the energetic field behind the physical body. Along with the mind, the emotions and deep thought, the subtle energies of Prana, Tejas and Ojas work at this level, along with the nadis and the chakras

Colette speaks with John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, an educational Ayurvedic health care website. John also directs the Joyful Belly Institute’s Master of Ayurvedic Digestion 500 hour program, drawing on years of research and clinical experience specialising in digestive disorders.

In this special 1 year anniversary episode of the Elements of Ayurveda podcast, Colette celebrates by interviewing some of her clients and sharing some voice messages from the podcast listeners